Cultivable land in India has declined by around 8 lakh hectare in the last five years due to shift to non-agricultural purposes, parliament was informed on Tuesday. As compared to 1,83,186 thousand hectares during 2003-04, the agricultural
Indian Olympic Association has shot off a strongly-worded letter to International Olympic Committee urging it to talk to the London Olympic organisers and remove Dow Chemicals as sponsor of the 2012 games. IOA general body, at its meeting
Team Anna on Tuesday said extension of winter session of parliament will be worth only if a strong Lokpal Bill is brought with CBI out of government control. "Extension will be worth if it is for a strong Lokpal with CBI out of govern
Government on Tuesday said that there was no unanimity on increasing FDI in the print media from the existing 26 per cent. "There is no unanimity over increasing the FDI quotient in print media...the debate in this regard has not been
Attributing the slowdown to the Reserve Bank`s tight monetary policy and global problems, the government on Tuesday informed parliament that economic growth in 2011-12 will moderate to 7.5 per cent, from 8.5 per cent in the previous fiscal.
Some people believe that the Doha Round of trade talks under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will be successfully concluded next year but commerce secretary Rahul Khullar thinks it will go on till 2014. “It will be neither
The income tax department seized Rs 300 crore in black money, including cash and jewellery, during April-October, 2011-12, parliament was informed on Tuesday. The I-T department has issued 2,190 warrants and seized assets worth Rs 299.63 c
The dichotomy of reform and progressivism represents India’s policy manoeuvrings since 1991. Long way back, then Indian sensed a déjà vu to move for a “remodelled tryst with destiny” which was essentially bounded to
The government has said that there are "just and reasonable grounds" for bringing Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) under the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. In a seven-page written statement submitted bef
Opposition NDA members on Tuesday protested vociferously in the lok sabha against home minister P Chidambaram for his alleged role in the 2G case. However, an unfazed Chidambaram answered all the supplementaries put to him by members in co
Parliament`s winter session has been extended by three days from December 27 to facilitate the passage of the Lokpal Bill and some other key legislations. The draft note on the bill has been cleared by prime minister Manmohan Singh and wil
The government on Tuesday moved the chair in both houses of parliament to have three additional sittings, from December 27 to 29, instead of concluding the winter session on Thursday to ensure passage of the Lokpal bill after proper discussion.
Miffed over continued violation of its order on removal of all encroachments on a government land by namazis at Jangpura in south Delhi, the Delhi high court on Monday rapped Noor Charitable Society and the Delhi wakf board directing them to show
The AMU Teachers` Association (AMUTA) made a representation to the prime minister on Monday, requesting to stall the programme of inauguration of AMU Mallapuram Centre scheduled for December 24. Here is their letter, and all the referred ann
The Uttarakhand Cabinet on tuesday decided to recommend to the Union government inclusion of Gadwali and Kumauni languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. A proposal in this regard was approved at a meeting of the state Cabinet
Gordhan Zadafia, who was minister of state for home during the 2002 Gujarat riots, has denied allegations that police were directed not to take action against rioters and allow people to vent their anger against a minority community post the Godhr
Noida Authority`s newly appointed Chief Executive Officer SK Dwivedi on tuesday held meeting with authority officers and directed them to speed up distribution of hiked land compensation. Dwivedi inquired about the progress of high court o
The Madras High Court on Tuesday ordered notice to railway authorities on a PIL petition challenging a recent circular making certain changes in rules relating to booking of tatkal tickets. When the petition filed by a city advocate came u
Kerala is planning to invite global EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) bids for the Rs 7,800-crore Vizhinjam Port by March and also expects to get the environment impact assessment (EIA) report by June, a top state government official
Poor visibility owing to fog led to a nine vehicle pile-up on the Noida Expressway in the wee hours on tuesday. The incident took place near sector 132 on Pari Chowk to Noida stretch when a truck hit a car around 3 AM, police said.
